GoGoBoy
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18 hours ago, themagician said:
@GoGoBoy I agree, but let’s be real, we aren’t getting anything like this though
Perhaps, but few theme parks are getting the same massive level of investment as Energylandia. Apparently their government contributes to it. A fairer comparison would be to compare SW to parks with similar attendance levels, and without massive financial backing.
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I wonder if final judgement of the entire precinct should be reserved until it's actually completed? What we're seeing is stage one. From all accounts, the majority of the theming was going to be applied to Leviathan and surrounds
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7 hours ago, Baconjack said:
Speaking of which....
There's an odd one missing. Rotor isn't mentioned on the map either. Site says its down for maintenance and unlike Tumble Bug or Ranger it still has the page on it up, so I don't think it gets axed. The thought of removing it is enough to generate some Mr Toad's vibes given its history and popularity with the public.
I wonder if it has something to do with the challenges of cleaning the ride for COVID purposes?
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2 hours ago, Zac Beckwith said:
Very true, It's absurd how many people ignore the government guidelines to stopping this. I just hate how so many people have the attitude of, "oh it wont affect me because im young". I rode my bike just for exercise today and the amount of people in large groups on the beach is actually quite disappointing.
Yeah this beaches thing seems to be a major issue. Why are people so addicted to the beach? It's so weird. Talk about non-essential.
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It's inspiring. One of the most impressive dark rides I've ever seen. Amazing work Disney
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This is what I've wondered all along -- why on earth was there not a basic block system installed with the same sensors you see on almost every water ride in the world. The conveyor would have just stopped moving once the stuck raft didn't pass the sensor in time. Surprisingly, this doesn't seem to have come up in any of the coroner's deliberations during the case? I know the water level sensor was mentioned. I guess it's more or less covered under the comments around lack of ride automation / engineering controls?
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1 hour ago, Skeeta said:
Waterslides are public pool grade.
Totally, as proven by the new Polin waterslides that have just opened at the caravan park next door. As good as, if not better (or at least a bit more interesting) than Fully 6
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1 hour ago, wikiverse said:
It looks like Dreamworld are actually planning for the future though.
It's all talk and little action at this stage. How many times can you talk about removing a ride to replace it with new attractions with the latest technology, without actually taking that action, before it just looks like spin? Most of us know it's spin, and judging by comments on DW's social media, the GP is starting to realise that too
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^ Agreed. Mondays are often busier than Sundays. Consistently one of the busiest days of the week, because as Joz said everyone has the same idea that it will be quiet. It's a phenomenon.
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1 hour ago, djrappa said:
Probably most significant is when the steam effects were decommissioned but other than that the park has done a pretty good job of up-keeping this attraction which is unique and actually does fit the classification of being world class.
Do you know why the steam was decommissioned?
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Oh wow, I thought the video of the slides going down was in slow motion for a second. People are having to push themselves along to complete the layout. I remember this being a problem at a council waterpark in Sydney that installed similarly budget slides, so i was worried that might be the case again. Didn't think it would be this bad though!
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Actually that's a good point. I'd be happy with the removal of the violent and unrideable (for me) HWSW and replacement with something actually rideable and on theme.
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25 minutes ago, Slick said:
Moving forward - what would you like to see in Ocean Parade?
If the ocean theme is remaining, perhaps an ocean-themed ride? With Wipeout gone, and Luna Park's old arrow coaster, HWSW, being the main feature of the area, the Ocean Parade theme is a bit stretched. Assuming with space restraints it would need to be another flat or ideally compact flat/coaster hybrid?
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15 minutes ago, westical said:
Identical? Really?
Yep - style, colour scheme, overall look and feel. And just filling an empty void that was designed to have something else in it.
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It is just a sad, sad time for a theme park when so much discussion is devoted to a new 'seating' area and the map is even being updated to incorporate it. You can sit anywhere. Nobody goes to a theme park to sit. It is NOT an attraction. I was walking through a shopping centre the other day and saw a large vacant shopfront that had been filled with a temporary albeit nice looking kids play area. It looked identical to DW's seating area. This was a temporary empty shop filler in a Westfield. The other is a permanent addition in a theme park. So sad
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I love that the Victorian parks continue to expand, but the colour choice on this one is a bit too close to another new ProSlide over at Adventure Park. You'd think they'd want to differentiate as much as possible..
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I can't believe just how bad the slides had become for a water park that is not very old. They ended up looking like they were slides from the 1970s, not 2006!
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I know it's a sensitive topic, but it'd be crazy to get rid of a water ride at a Gold Coast theme park and not replace it with another water ride. Especially one that caters so well to a broad market.
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The Pennywise animatronics looked identical to Pennywise from the movie, they did a stellar job on them. The Georgie performers looked and acted exactly like Georgie from the movie. The costumes of Pennywise in his various other forms were also identical to the movie. Considering the budget MW would have compared to Universal, I can't see how it could have been better.
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The IT Maze was absolutely top notch from my point of view. The sets, props, sound track, costumes, animatronics. It looked straight out of the movie. There were so many times when I didn't know if I was looking at an animatronic or an actor. So well done
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Just now, themagician said:
Yeah I’m fairly certain. I definitely get what you are saying though, but I drive past the park most days and watched them repaint the entire funnel
Yep it looks like you're right based on these earlier pics I found. Looks like they just didn't do a crash hot job of the bottom half - not that it would be easy painting a giant funnel. They moved away from the original colour scheme with the different coloured circles too. Also, can't believe how much it deteriorated in recent years.
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1 hour ago, themagician said:
Both halves were repainted, how ever the top part was painted a darker tone because it isn’t exposed to water
You sure about that? Doesn't look like it. You can still see the years of water wear on the bottom half. Plus the darker paint from the top half bleeds down in an awkward way, suggesting they were planning to repaint the rest of it later. I do remember the slide always had two tones though.
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Interesting they chose that photo to reference WWW's repainting. From what I can see the top half of the inner section of Green Room was repainted but the bottom half, where the raft travels, wasn't?
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I watched some videos of the opening recently and I was really impressed but also surprised by how quickly they come into the stations and move right up onto the gondola in front.
Luna Park Melbourne needs a new Coaster
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Love those coaster options. We all know Lindsay Fox has a lot of money, so he could easily afford to make an investment into the park such as this, if he wanted to. Remember all those plans he told the media he had to restore the park to its former glory when he bought the place? Interesting, isn't it.